I had my first baby in 1994. I had a very severe case of the HELLP syndrome. So bad that my baby was born at 32 weekd with a zero APGAR and had to be in NICU and I was unconcious for 10 days and on the verge of a blood transfusion. At the time I had a very young and inexperienced Doctor. I had several miscarrages in the years to follow.

In 2003 I finally had my second child. But the Doctor was much more expeienced and had studied the HELLP syndrome. He wanted me to take baby asprin and calcium but I didn't listen because the bottles said "do not take if pregnant". He delivered me as soon as he saw the HELLP syndrome coming on at 34 weeks.

For my third child I did was I was told and took baby asprin and calcium. I made it to full term and had no symptoms of the HELLP syndrome. Make sure you have a doctor who knows about HELLP and is well studied on it and be prepared for many doctor visits.